Jalen Brunson vs. Jim Chones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Chones and Jalen Brunson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Jalen Brunson:
2018-19 to 2025-26
Jim Chones:
1974-75 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jalen Brunson0
Jim Chones1
Jalen Brunson8
Jim Chones8
Jalen Brunson5
Jim Chones6
Jalen Brunson1 *
Jim Chones0
*
Jalen Brunson2
Jim Chones0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Jalen Brunson2
Jim Chones0
Jalen Brunson1 *
Jim Chones0
*
Jalen Brunson1 *
Jim Chones0
*
* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jalen Brunson 18.7
Jim Chones 12.3

Jalen Brunson 3.2
Jim Chones 8.3

Jalen Brunson 5.1
Jim Chones 1.7

Jalen Brunson 0.7
Jim Chones 0.5

Jalen Brunson 0.1
Jim Chones 1.0

Totals Stats

Jalen Brunson 9,612
Jim Chones 7,664

Jalen Brunson 1,638
Jim Chones 5,196

Jalen Brunson 2,624
Jim Chones 1,079

Jalen Brunson 373
Jim Chones 332

Jalen Brunson 50
Jim Chones 643

Jalen Brunson 514
Jim Chones 623

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jalen Brunson .488
Jim Chones .468

3-Point Percentage
Jalen Brunson .389
Jim Chones .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jalen Brunson .825
Jim Chones .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jalen Brunson 29.3
(2026)
Jim Chones 15.8
(1976)

Jalen Brunson 3.9
(2022)
Jim Chones 10.3
(1978)

Jalen Brunson 7.3
(2025)
Jim Chones 2.2
(1979)

Jalen Brunson 0.9
(2025)
Jim Chones 0.7
(1980)

Jalen Brunson 0.2
(2023)
Jim Chones 1.7
(1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jalen Brunson 25.4
Jim Chones 8.9

Jalen Brunson 3.9
Jim Chones 6.2

Jalen Brunson 5.4
Jim Chones 1.3

Jalen Brunson 0.7
Jim Chones 0.4

Jalen Brunson 0.1
Jim Chones 0.6

Totals Stats

Jalen Brunson 1,701
Jim Chones 322

Jalen Brunson 260
Jim Chones 223

Jalen Brunson 361
Jim Chones 47

Jalen Brunson 48
Jim Chones 13

Jalen Brunson 9
Jim Chones 20

Jalen Brunson 67
Jim Chones 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jalen Brunson .460
Jim Chones .436

3-Point Percentage
Jalen Brunson .342
Jim Chones -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jalen Brunson .826
Jim Chones .641

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jalen Brunson 32.4
(2024)
Jim Chones 15.0
(1978)

Jalen Brunson 4.9
(2023)
Jim Chones 10.3
(1977)

Jalen Brunson 7.5
(2024)
Jim Chones 3.5
(1978)

Jalen Brunson 1.5
(2023)
Jim Chones 1.0
(1978)

Jalen Brunson 0.3
(2025)
Jim Chones 1.3
(1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.